Shanxi Reservoir[3] (traditional Chinese: 山西水庫[4]; simplified Chinese: 山西水库; pinyin: Shānxī Shuǐkù), also known as Shansi Reservoir, [5] is a reservoir located in Shanxi Village, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan.[6] Its water source is natural rainfall.[7]

Shanxi Reservoir
LocationJinsha, Kinmen County[1]
Coordinates24°30′22″N 118°25′43″E / 24.5060°N 118.4287°E / 24.5060; 118.4287
Purposepublic water supply[2]
Construction beganMarch 1996

The construction of the Shanxi Reservoir started in March 1996 and was completed in September 1997. It has a catchment area of 0.88 square kilometers and a designed effective water storage capacity of about 220,000 cubic meters.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Kinmen's first Green Energy Eco-Education Park officially opened". China Times. 2019-10-16.
  2. ^ "Reservoirs, dams and weirs of Taiwan". Water Resources Agency. September 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Reservoirs". Water Resources Agency. February 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Shanxi Reservoir". Tourism Department of Kinmen County Government. December 8, 2017.
  5. ^ Water Resources Agency (1 July 2011). 2010 Water Statistics of the Republic of China. Water Resources Agency. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-986-02-8435-5.
  6. ^ "One step, one footprint". Southern Region Water Resources Office (in Chinese). June 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Overview of Reservoirs". Water Resources Agency. November 19, 2017.
  8. ^ Water Resources Agency (1 October 2011). Feasibility assessment of major reservoirs in Taiwan taken over by the Water Resources Agency. Water Resources Agency. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-986-02-9488-0.